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North by Northwest

1959·2h 16m·Approved
DramaMysteryAdventureThriller
IMDb Rating
★ 8.3/10
368,923 votes
Metascore
98
Metacritic

A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.

North by Northwest is a 1959 drama mystery movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Cary Grant, James Mason, Eva Marie Saint. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.3/10 from 368,923 votes and runs 2h 16m.

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Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Stars
Cary Grant
James Mason
Eva Marie Saint
Jessie Royce Landis
Creators
Ernest Lehman
Details
1959-12-18
136 min
Movie
Approved
★ United States
★ English, French
Keywords
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